St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-11
Thensinnesota breeders.

the Minnesota association of trotting and
pacing horse breeders will pc held in st.
Paul at $3.50 p. H.. Thursday. April %, to
act upon applications for membership and
to transact such other business as may be
brought before it. Entries for the stakes
for 1887. and for futurity stakes, foalS of
1887, to be trotted in 1890. close April 81.
and as only members of the association can
make nominations for such events,
parties desiring to be represented in them,
not now members. should have their appii-
cations accompanied by the annual fee of
So, before this meeting of the executive
committee The following are the stakes
enumerated for which nominations are in
vited:
TROTTING.
Stake 1-Yearlings, foals of 1886. half-mile
heats, best in 8; entrance SIS. Distance
waived.
Stake 2-For two-yearolds, foals of 1855,
mile heats, best 2 in 3; entrance SIS. Dis
tance waived.
Stake 3-For three-y ear-olds, foals of 1884.
mile heats, best in 3; entrance SIS. Dis
lance waived.
Stake 4-For four-year-olds, foals of 1888,
mile heats, best in 5; entrance $50.
Stake 5-For hve-year-olds foals of 1882,
mile heats, best in 5; entrance $50.
Stake Gagged mares and geldings, with
3 in 5; entrance $50.
Stake Free to all stations owned at least
one year in the state and kept for stud
SERVICE mile heats, best in 5: entrance $50.
Stake S-Stallions owned at least one year
in the state. and kept for stud SERVICE and
eligible to the 500 class, mile heats. best 2 in
5; entrance SIS.
Stake 9-For three-year-olds and under,
mile heats. best in 3; entrance SIS. Dis
lance waived.
Stake 10-For five-year-olds and under,
mile heats, best 3 in 5: entrance $50.
The amount of money to be added to
these stakes will be announced hereafter;
also renewal of futurity stakes. to be trotted
in 1890 by colts and tillies then years old,
the produce of mares covered in 1856, whose
owners shall subscribe to the stakes as fol-
lows: Entrance fee $40, to accompany the
nomination on or before April 81. 1887. on
which date the. nomination of mares shall
close; second payment of SIS Jan. 4, 1888,
to accompany name and description of foal.
the produce of mares named as above; third
payment of SO Jan. 4. 1889, and final pay
ment of $50 the night before the race. En-
tries for all these stakes will close April 81.
In all stakes except the two stallion events
nominations must be Minnesota bred and
raised. save where exception is made in the
constitution and bylaws. and owned by
members of the association. For the two
stallion classes the nominations must have
been in the state at least one year. owned
by members of the association and kept for
stud service. Payment of entrance money
to the stakes for 1887 will be in three equal
installments, first to accompany the nonli-
nations April 81, 1887; second payment on
or before June 4, 1887, and third and final
payment ten days before the meeting at
which the stakes shall be contested. No
nomination will be received unless accom-
panied by first payment of entrance money.
In making nominations state full breeding
for at least four generations. Money paid Oh
entries to stakes, wherein all the nom
inators fail to make final payments,
shall be forfeited to the association. All
nominations must be in writing in the
name of the owner. addressed to James D.
Wood. secretary, st. Paul, Mimi. with a
bank draft, postal order or certified check
for amount Of first payment, and to be valid
the envelOp must bear the postmark of not
later than the day upon which the stake
closes. 4 nomination received by the
treasurer before the hour of closing, and
confirmed by properly written entry, as
above prescribed, and posted not later than
the day following the closing will be deemed
valid. If four or more horses start in a
stake race so per cent. of the stake shall be
awarded to the winner. 25 per cent to
second horse, Is per cent. to third horse
and 10 per cent. to fourth horse, except
otherwise provided in the published con.
ditions OF the race. If not more than two
horses start, only first and second money
shall be awarded, and in case of walks over
only the first money shall be awarded. and
it shall be optional with the executive COM
mittee whether the horse shall or shall not
appear. A horse distancing the field shall
only be entitled to SO much of the money as
the starters in the race could have won.